by Polis Center | Nov 30, 2017 | Community Development, Economy, Poverty & Income
SAVI just published the latest data release (2016) from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Banks report lending activity by census tract, recording information about the loan and the borrower. We are going to dig into this data to find areas where mortgage...
by Jim Dowling | Jul 14, 2017 | Health
A team whose players complement each other well is sometimes described as “more than the sum of its parts.” Patrick T.S. Lai was drawn to Central Indiana because such synergies are emerging in the realm of health care. Lai, a doctoral candidate in the School of...
by Jim Dowling | May 6, 2017 | Equity, Health
The USDA defines food deserts as a census tract where “at least 500 people and/or at least 33 percent of the census tract’s population reside more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store.” [usda.gov] This is a useful definition, but of...
by Polis Center | Apr 27, 2017 | Environment
This post comes from Ian Adams, our undergraduate Service Learning intern this semester. In light of Arbor Day this week, let’s talk trees in Indianapolis. As a whole, one-third of Indianapolis’s total land area is covered by tree canopy. Out of the 99...
by Polis Center | Aug 23, 2016 | Economy, Health, Poverty & Income
This is part of our IndyVitals blog series, exploring the data behind IndyVitals.org. You may be aware that the U.S. has a disproportionately large uninsured population when compared to countries with similar developed economies. While many of these countries have...
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